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| − | '''Tamron''' is a Japanese optical company. It was founded in 1950 as '''Taisei Kōgaku Kiki Seisakusho''' (泰成光学機器製作所) by Arai Takeyuki (新井健之), and was incorporated as '''Taisei Kōgaku Kōgyō K.K.''' (泰成光学工業{{kabu}}) in 1952.<REF name="official1950"> See [http://www.tamron.co.jp/corp/history/index.html this official history page] (1950s). </REF> The company was initially based in Urawa (浦和市) (today part of Saitama City), but it moved to a new plant in Hasunuma, Ōmiya (大宮市蓮沼) (today also part of Saitama City).<REF name="official1950"/> | + | '''Tamron''' is a Japanese optical company. It was founded in 1950 as '''Taisei Kōgaku Kiki Seisakusho''' (泰成光学機器製作所) by Arai Takeyuki (新井健之), and was incorporated as '''Taisei Kōgaku Kōgyō K.K.''' (泰成光学工業{{kabu}}) in 1952.<REF name="official1950"> See [http://www.tamron.co.jp/en/corp/history/index.html this official history page] (1950s). </REF> The company was initially based in Urawa (浦和市) (today part of Saitama City), but it moved to a new plant in Hasunuma, Ōmiya (大宮市蓮沼) (today also part of Saitama City).<REF name="official1950"/> |
| − | The company introduced the T-mount in 1957, a system of interchangeable bayonet mounts allowing the same lens to be mounted on various SLR brands.<REF name="official1950"/> The "T" presumably stands for <U>T</U>aisei, ''not'' Tamron: the Tamron brand was only adopted in 1961 and would not become the company name ('''K.K. Tamron''', {{kabu}}タムロン) until 1970.<REF> See these official history pages: [http://www.tamron.co.jp/corp/history/index.html 1950s] and [http://www.tamron.co.jp/corp/history/index1970.html 1970s]. </REF> The T-mount was adopted by various other optical companies. It does not provide automatic diaphragm preselection, and was superseded in 1966 by the Adapt-A-Matic system, allowing the transmission of the automatic diaphragm for various SLR cameras, itself replaced by the Adaptall system in 1976.<REF> See these official history pages: [http://www.tamron.co.jp/corp/history/index1960.html 1960s] and [http://www.tamron.co.jp/corp/history/index1970.html 1970s]. </REF> | + | The company introduced the T-mount in 1957, a system of interchangeable bayonet mounts allowing the same lens to be mounted on various SLR brands.<REF name="official1950"/> The "T" presumably stands for <U>T</U>aisei, ''not'' Tamron: the Tamron brand was only adopted in 1961 and would not become the company name ('''K.K. Tamron''', {{kabu}}タムロン) until 1970.<REF> See these official history pages: [http://www.tamron.co.jp/corp/history/index.html 1950s] and [http://www.tamron.co.jp/en/corp/history/index1970.html 1970s]. </REF> The T-mount was adopted by various other optical companies. It does not provide automatic diaphragm preselection, and was superseded in 1966 by the Adapt-A-Matic system, allowing the transmission of the automatic diaphragm for various SLR cameras, itself replaced by the Adaptall system in 1976.<REF> See these official history pages: [http://www.tamron.co.jp/en/corp/history/index1960.html 1960s] and [http://www.tamron.co.jp/corp/en/history/index1970.html 1970s]. </REF> |
| − | + | In 1979, the company introduced the Adaptall-2 system, an evolution of the Adaptall, and released the first SP (<U>S</U>uper <U>P</U>erformance) lenses.<REF> Date of the Adaptall-2: [http://www.adaptall-2.com/history/Tamron_History.html Tamron history at Adaptall-2.com]. Date of the SP lenses: [http://www.tamron.co.jp/en/corp/history/index1970.html this official history page] (1970s). </REF> | |
| − | Tamron took shares of the [[Bronica]] company in 1995 and fully absorbed it in 1998.<REF> See [http://www.tamron.co.jp/corp/history/index1990.html this official history page] (1990s). </REF> The last Bronica products were discontinued in 2005 but Tamron is still (2007) active as a lens maker. | + | Tamron took shares of the [[Bronica]] company in 1995 and fully absorbed it in 1998.<REF> See [http://www.tamron.co.jp/en/corp/history/index1990.html this official history page] (1990s). </REF> The last Bronica products were discontinued in 2005 but Tamron is still (2007) active as a lens maker. |
== Links == | == Links == | ||
In English: | In English: | ||
| + | * [http://www.tamron.co.jp/en/corp/history/index.html History page] of the [http://www.tamron.co.jp/index.html official website] (also [http://www.tamron.co.jp/corp/history/index.html in Japanese]) | ||
* [http://www.tamron.com/about/history.asp History page] of the [http://www.tamron.com/default.asp US official website] | * [http://www.tamron.com/about/history.asp History page] of the [http://www.tamron.com/default.asp US official website] | ||
| + | * [http://www.adaptall-2.com/ Adaptall-2.com], a comprehensive website about Tamron manual-focus lenses, including a [http://www.adaptall-2.com/history/Tamron_History.html Tamron history page] | ||
In Japanese: | In Japanese: | ||
* [http://www.tamron.co.jp/corp/history/index.html History page] of the [http://www.tamron.co.jp/index.html official website] | * [http://www.tamron.co.jp/corp/history/index.html History page] of the [http://www.tamron.co.jp/index.html official website] | ||
[[Category: Japanese lens makers]] | [[Category: Japanese lens makers]] | ||
Revision as of 12:20, 22 September 2007
Tamron is a Japanese optical company. It was founded in 1950 as Taisei Kōgaku Kiki Seisakusho (泰成光学機器製作所) by Arai Takeyuki (新井健之), and was incorporated as Taisei Kōgaku Kōgyō K.K. (泰成光学工業㈱) in 1952.[1] The company was initially based in Urawa (浦和市) (today part of Saitama City), but it moved to a new plant in Hasunuma, Ōmiya (大宮市蓮沼) (today also part of Saitama City).[1]
The company introduced the T-mount in 1957, a system of interchangeable bayonet mounts allowing the same lens to be mounted on various SLR brands.[1] The "T" presumably stands for Taisei, not Tamron: the Tamron brand was only adopted in 1961 and would not become the company name (K.K. Tamron, ㈱タムロン) until 1970.[2] The T-mount was adopted by various other optical companies. It does not provide automatic diaphragm preselection, and was superseded in 1966 by the Adapt-A-Matic system, allowing the transmission of the automatic diaphragm for various SLR cameras, itself replaced by the Adaptall system in 1976.[3]
In 1979, the company introduced the Adaptall-2 system, an evolution of the Adaptall, and released the first SP (Super Performance) lenses.[4]
Tamron took shares of the Bronica company in 1995 and fully absorbed it in 1998.[5] The last Bronica products were discontinued in 2005 but Tamron is still (2007) active as a lens maker.
Links
In English:
- History page of the official website (also in Japanese)
- History page of the US official website
- Adaptall-2.com, a comprehensive website about Tamron manual-focus lenses, including a Tamron history page
In Japanese:
- History page of the official website
